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complexities

complexities is the plural of complexity.

Meaning of complexity

Noun

complexity (countable and uncountable, plural complexities)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
  2. (countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
    • The battle was like the grinding of an immense and terrible machine to him. Its complexities and powers, its grim processes, fascinated him.1895 October, Stephen Crane, chapter VIII, in The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, pages 84–85

Phrases with complexities

Questions about complexities

What is complexities the plural of?
Complexities is the plural of complexity.

Words near complexities in the dictionary

  1. complexionary
  2. complexioned
  3. complexioning
  4. complexionless
  5. complexions
  6. complexities
  7. complexiton
  8. complexitons
  9. complexity
  10. complexity class
  11. complexity function

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